Hawaii Senate Bill 1596

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-14 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Requires the State Board of Nursing to identify one facility in each of the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui that has the capability to establish a Pearson VUE Authorized Test Center as a test site to administer a National Council Licensure Examination for nurses; equip each facility identified with the technical and facility requirements necessary for a Pearson VUE Authorized Test Center; and submit an application for each facility to Pearson Education, Inc. to be authorized and contracted as a Pearson VUE Authorized Test Center. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Relating To Nursing.

Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D]

2025-02-05 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-14	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2025-02-14	Senate	Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 558) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-05	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2025-01-31	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-27	Senate	Referred to HHS, WAM.
2025-01-27	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2025-01-23	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1596&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1596_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1596_SD1_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/SB1596_TESTIMONY_HHS_02-05-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/SB1596_SD1_SSCR558_.pdf
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1596&year=2025